A. Submission: The applicant shall prepare and make a submission to the City consistent with the standards contained in this chapter, the general plan and other ordinances and resolutions. The applicant shall not engage in any site development or building construction until the necessary approvals, as outlined herein, have been obtained.
B. Referral To Entities: Proposed site plans shall be delivered by the applicant to such City departments, special districts, governmental boards, bureaus, utility companies and other agencies, which will need to provide facilities and services to the site, for their information and comment. The Planning Department is responsible for coordinating the comments received from all public and private entities, and shall decide which agencies to refer proposed site plans to.
C. Site Plan Review: The Planning Department shall review the site plan for conformance with the standards outlined herein; for conformance with the comprehensive plan and this title; for environmental impacts which may be associated with the design; and shall process the site plan and reports as provided in this chapter.
D. City Engineer, Public Works Director: The City Engineer and Public Works Department shall review the site plan and make recommendations concerning: flood control requirements; engineering requirements for street widths, grades and alignments; sewer and water requirements; whether the proposed public improvements conform to the requirements of this chapter and other applicable ordinances; and shall be responsible for the approval and inspection of all public improvements.
E. City Planner: The City Planner shall review all applications for single- family and two-family dwellings, and all permitted uses not reviewed by the Planning Commission. If desired, an applicant may request a review by the Planning Commission of a permitted use. This provision is intended to resolve conflicts or differences of opinion between the applicant and City staff concerning the requirements or interpretation of this chapter.
F. Planning Commission: The Planning Commission shall review all conditional uses. The Planning Commission shall also review all applications for multiple-family residential, commercial, commercial recreation, office, agricultural use or industrial permitted uses, which are subject to the requirements of this chapter if the application meets one of the following conditions: l) the application includes a structure that exceeds (30,000) square feet in size, 2) the application includes a development area in excess of 5 acres in size. The Planning Commission may, at its discretion, delegate such review to the Planning Department. After adequate review, an application may be approved, approved with conditions, continued for further study or disapproved for the use and/or site plan.
G. Notification To Applicant: The applicant shall be notified within a reasonable time after receipt of the application of the City’s decision. The City may either issue a building permit, advise the applicant of the approval of the application, or advise the applicant of additional information required by the City in order to act upon the application.
H. Expiration and extension of site plan approval: The final approval of a site plan shall become null and void unless a building permit and/or excavation permit is issued for the project within (12) months after approval, or conditional approval of the site plan by the City. The time period may be extended up to twelve (12) months for good cause if the applicant delivers a petition to the City in writing for an extension along with the payment of any applicable fees before the expiration date of the site plan approval. Only one extension of the site plan approval may be granted. (Ord. 1991-27, 7-17-1991; amd. Ord. 2018-18, 5-15-2018; Ord. 2020-03, 2-18-2020; Ord. 2021-12, 5-4-2021)